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Defense firms sound inflation alarm as Congress mulls 2023 budget
One trade association says Pentagon would lose $110 billion in buying power.
Companies
ManTech and Carlyle Group close $4.2B deal
ManTech is off the public markets after 20 years and the George Pedersen era closes its final chapter.
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SES' federal arm wraps up leadership appointment round
SES Government Solutions completes one item on its integration to-do list.
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Communication tech makers join forces via acquisition
The two companies involved want to further build up their product development postures as a single team.
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OMB: new acquisition rule coming for vendors to vouch for their software security
Agencies are also allowed to accept to-do lists from vendors who need to keep working up to a point where they can self-attest their compliance with NIST guidance.
Companies
Ultra hires General Dynamics vet as maritime leader
The two-decade GD veteran will lead a team of approximately 2,000 people at the U.K.-headquartered company.
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Acquisition brings stable of defense contracts to SkyePoint
SkyePoint Decisions is bringing over a business unit being carved out by its former owner.
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Citizant elevates insider to president
David Romola will focus on business integration and strategy execution.
Opinion
All the things I wish I knew when I started my business
A company founder shares the lessons learned from startup to established player and breaks them down into five key areas every entreprenuer should focus on.
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Protests hit CACI's $5.7B Air Force win
Every other company that bid on the enterprise IT services contract wants at least a second chance at it.
Companies
NIST, Google announce chip R&D partnership
The public-private sector collaboration will make industry standard chips available to smaller research entities to encourage semiconductor manufacturing.
Companies
Blue chip defense companies mark the week's venture activity
Boeing and L3Harris Technologies respectively put their names to investments in a pair of fundraising rounds for software startups.
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DOD's gameplan for some inflation relief
A new memo from the Pentagon's pricing chief gives contracting officers a framework on how to help companies deal with the higher costs of everything.
Opinion
Mental health is a workplace issue and fundamental to national security
Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics IT, explains why government leaders need to pay attention to the mental health of their employees and break the stigma too often attached to mental health issues.
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All remaining FirstSource protests dismissed
The door stays open for those companies to protest again if they are not chosen for the $10 billion Homeland Security Department IT product contract.
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Commerce names desired winners for $1.5B enterprise IT vehicle
The window is open those who believe one or more of these intended awardees are actually not small businesses.
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Verizon ends protest of $1.5B DISA telecom award
The Defense Information Systems Agency can now move ahead on the contract to manage telecommunications infrastructure for the Indo-Pacific Command.
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Space Force finalizes $272M data processing software contract
A Princeton, New Jersey-headquartered small business will work with the branch under this Other Transaction Authority pact.
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DOD needs to modernize its software architecture for next-gen warfare, report says
A paper published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies calls for the U.S. military to modernize legacy warfighting systems in order to prepare for future conflicts.
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